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I . work [wɜ:k, Am wɜ:rk] N

1. work no pl (useful activity):

work
praca f
to be at work
być zajętym
to do work on sth
pracować nad czymś
to put [or set] sb to work doing sth
zaprząc kogoś do roboty przy czymś

2. work no pl (employment):

work
praca f
to be in work
mieć pracę
to be out of work
nie mieć pracy
to leave for work
wyjść do pracy
at work
w pracy

3. work:

work (sth produced)
praca f
work (artist's)
dzieło nt

II . work [wɜ:k, Am wɜ:rk] VB intr

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1. work person:

work
pracować
I work as a teacher
pracuję jako nauczyciel

2. work machine, plan, medicine:

work
działać [perf za-]

3. work (become):

to work loose
obluźniać [perf obluźnić] się
to work free
uwalniać [perf uwolnić] się

4. work liter (of face):

work
zmieniać [perf zmienić] wyraz

III . work [wɜ:k, Am wɜ:rk] VB trans

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4. work (bring about):

to work miracles [or wonders]
działać [perf z-] cuda

5. work (shape):

work
obrabiać [perf obrobić]

6. work (exploit):

work
eksploatować
work land
uprawiać

7. work (by working):

work
odpracowywać [perf odpracować]

casual work N no pl

clerical work N no pl

donkey work N no pl Brit inf

1. donkey work (hard work):

donkey work
czarna robota f

2. donkey work (boring work):

donkey work
robota f głupiego

personnel work N no pl

research work N

social work N no pl

welfare work N

work in VB trans

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work off VB trans

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Usage examples with work

nice work!
dobra robota!
dirty work
czarna robota f
restoration work
prace pl restauracyjne
at work
w pracy
stucco work
sztukateria f
to work alongside sb
pracować z kimś
to work on attachment
pracować tymczasowo
a backlog of work
zaległości w pracy
it's her finest work
to jej największe dzieło
to work long hours
pracować do późna
work is proceeding slowly
praca postępuje wolno
to work in radio
pracować w radiu
to work in relays
pracować na zmiany
to work unsocial hours
pracować w nietypowych godzinach
to work in bursts
pracować zrywami
to work on sth
pracować nad czymś
to work sb over
złoić komuś skórę
the journey to work
droga f do pracy
to work in house
pracować w biurze
to set to work
brać [perf za-] się do pracy

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
They work under cognitive overload, engaging in multitasking and encountering frequent interruptions.
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The company also acts as the middleman through which he produces his licensed comics work.
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Employees often work at cross-purposes when their goals, metrics and incentives are not aligned.
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The male bodybuilder introduced her to a female bodybuilder and suggested we start training five days a week and work one body part a day.
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Unable to unionize as uniformly as men during this period, women faced struggles to acquire similar work hours and wages.
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A metal cylinder will work as rotor, but to improve efficiency a squirrel cage rotor or a rotor with closed windings is usually used.
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Also, many viruses created by the program did not work at all - and often, their source codes could not be compiled.
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His latest work used a process known as nutrient signaling to develop a nutraceutical treatment that may cause weight loss.
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But he soon left to work in Burma for two years, leaving her with her in-laws.
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He saw motherhood as a way for female sexuality to live out its disturbances, but also as an opportunity to work through them.
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